Napoli vs Cagliari 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Napoli cruise past Cagliari to continue perfect start to Serie A season
Napoli eased to a 2-0 win at home to Cagliari on Sunday to notch up a sixth consecutive Serie A victory and return to the top of the table.
Match Commentary
- 11': Goal! Napoli 1, Cagliari 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Cagliari 0.
- 57': Goal! Napoli 2, Cagliari 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 59': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Keita Baldé replaces Alessandro Deiola.
- 68': Substitution, Cagliari. Luca Ceppitelli replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 76': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Gastón Pereiro replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 85': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Grassi replaces Kevin Strootman.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Diego Demme replaces Fabián Ruiz.
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 18,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +33 | Internazionale | 23 | 55 | 4 |
| +21 | AC Milan | 23 | 50 | 1 |
| +13 | Napoli | 24 | 49 | 5 |
| +21 | Juventus | 23 | 45 | 4 |
Statistics
CAG |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.6 | Possession | 68.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 266 | Accurate Passes | 688 |
| 333 | Passes | 740 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 16 | Clearances | 14 |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Cagliari (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Alessio Cragno (GK) |
| 2 | Diego Godín |
| 40 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 4 | Martín Cáceres |
| 25 | Gabriele Zappa |
| 8 | Razvan Marin |
| 14 | Alessandro Deiola |
| 16 | Kevin Strootman |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 18 | Nahitan Nández |
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